The Sun. — London, England, 1826-05-05 00:00:00

PRIORS OF STOCKS Bank Stuck ` , OO 199 3 per Cent. Red...,77 # 6 7 3 per tent. Cone. , 771 3k pet Cent. Ihtto Red. 4 net 'ent. 'New 93i - 4 4 per Cent. Scrip Bank I,nng , ... 188 11-10 India Stock 2129 Ditto Band% ........ 0 10 pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN V Aurrrisus 11(1s, 5 per cent—. Brazilian MIR 45 ituentis Ayres lids Ciiilian lld , . ti per ez. 41 40 1 !Ids no. 184 °Ankh, 3 p. et. iireek Bas IMO Gustriarala - • 31exiran Bils. lln • 1825 DAY AV ONE &CLOCK. •I' SoUtli Sea Siock Ola Annuities 76i New Ditto Hillsloool.2d. - ... 9 11 pm. Ditto 500/. 2d. Ditto Small 2d 9 111 m. Ditto-Advertistd Bank for Acct. Italia for Acct. Gong. for Acct. 77iii JNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan, 111'.. ) 4 Peruvian Bonds 3O 291 Portuguese Ponds Pro4sian, 5 per cent. Ditto New' • Russian. New, ()p.c. 75;1 spanish 1111.1., hp. c. •... 71 -- 1823 5 4 French Ben Les, 5 p.c. --1. —c. Exchange —f. —c. —:... 3 p. c. -c. Excli4l/8e —c• •, PRICES OF SHARES AT &NE O'CLOCK. Per Share. . • _ ... _. Brazilian Mining Company llritisli Iron Mining Company Castello and Espirito Santo 'Brazil Mining Company. Tlaluxalitta Mining Company United Mexican Mining Compa n y 11 12 \ Iron anti Coal Mining Comp an y 1 Continental Gas Company . 4 United I'ier..ral Gas,Company ' FOREIGN MAILS. A It RIVE D. DuF.. 0 1 0 0 1 1 esusey ,arttl Jersey Lisbon I folland Fran . I±4:lZil AMeritli . HIM' WATER AT. LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 28 nii:!.i.tes Kiwi I. Evening, 110 minutea after I S `lett LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY.S, 1826. The adjourned discussion of the propositions rela tivelo Bonded Corn, .which was to have come on in the. Ho u se of Commons last night, was postponed till this evening, : in consequence Of the absence of Mr. CANNINO.. The cause of that Right Hon. Gentle man's absence was' not explained, and we can only :lament that any cause should have occurred to occa sion' delay in the decision of this most important Question. . . By our Parliamentary Report, however, it will be seen that Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE availed himself of an opportunity, afforded by the presentation of a most absu r d Petition from a Corn Dealer, to tack some ob 'ervations on the proposed measures, by way of rider to ms former speech . ; and actually went so far as to ex press a hope, that Ministers would get up and state that it was the intention of Government to put them off sine die. Mr. Husx r ssoN's answer left the Hon. Nieniber no reason to indulge in such an expectation, .., 311 d the result of this evening's debate will, in all pro bability, leave him without a hope that the influence of the country Gentlerrion will prevail over the good sense and justice, of the ,)House. The obmvations made by Lord AI:THORPE, in the course of the eon l'ersation.which ensued, for abandoning all partial pro- Positions, and, notwithstanding the late period of the Se % . . . lon, entering upon the, general question of the Col T 1 1 Laws, with a view .to its final , settlement ap - Mired' t o make:ritt impression on the House, and we should not I)i.,itr v ently surprised if 'well a course were to be ultirristely4deeided upon.. :It is evident that the ntcystS '.:Of . oK;Agrictilturisti ' 'arid ManuDicturers would: be bestreonsulted by an early arrangement of . lii4ivittil'quegtion ; but we doubt whether' the House 0 4 ` ) '''Omons, in its present stage, would come to 4 any ecirnon which would not probably be upset by a new Parliament. We therefore adhere to our farm& opinion, that it would be most ad v is able t o Pass - the proposed Resolutions, and immediately afterwards ,to' dissolve the present Parliament. SPace will not permit us to discuss the 'pro e''edings upon. Mr. HUME'S motion. : That Hon. Member gave - another proof of his perseverance In 'attempting tdelear away the mystification of Fi nance Accounts, in a speech of three hours ddration, 44 substance of which he embodied in a string of no less than forty-seven Resolutions, comprising, every imaginable topic connected with the subject. The t ' l 4tic4l,Loit of the ExcrtgQUEß did not attempt to follow the Worthy Member for Aberdeen through the whol e l a b yr i nth of his argument,. but contented hiin s_elfirith proving that his first resolution, upon which 1,1,11 the aubsequent resolutions were built, was not founded in truth. The whole fabric of of Mr. HUME'S having "4 statements being thus upset, and the House ing InanifeSted its usual indifference to his finance and logic, a division took place, when the motion was negatived by a majority of 152 to 51. Reports were in circulation last might, that a copy of Manifesto .oft'Russie against Turkey had been re- Feivectin this country; that the King of the NETHER- L ik r ii/is WM . aeatl'; and that serious disturbances had hitikert , out in Spain. It was also added, that this Government Were about to assist the Turks against the demands of Thussia. We have no reason to believe any of these roportFi. The silence' observed, with re gard to the result of the mission of Ole Duke of Wpa.- let Iv cv,co24 to. St.„Petersburgh, Itifords a favourable op portunity for the circulation of reports of the intention z of the Russian Cabinet, which have no other founda tion than their-probability. The Finance Accounts, I. to VIII., of the United ingdOMs, for the year 1825, ending on the sth Ja. nuar y 1826, lmv.e lately been printed by order of the HOuse of Commons. These Accounts are so im mensely voluminous, that it would be useless, if it Were possible, for us to give the whole of them in their Present form. But bein g sat i s fi e d t h at i t w ill not b e less interesting and instructive to the Public than eon. uonant to the wishes of Government, that the Finan cial sl4te,of the Country should be thoroughly under stood, we shall endeavour, as the, press of other matter will enable us, , to publish some of the general results of these detailed Accounts in an abridged and g a ll ligibi a sl o p e , s? As to b e easily comp re h en d e d b y ll readers. Y the filiAt.,ace ennta from, Manchester and Leeds, i we are sorry,to b, pereive • that the deluded mu l t i tu d e nave again 4aireaomts ti to acts Otviolenee, b u t we hope that the timely interposition of the military will shortly restore tranquillity. rwo of the rioters have been fully committed to York Castle for trial. - -JISW X ‘0? (From the Leed's Intgigetteer, Thuredak;'Oti * - i ' ta.. At, one o'clock not more t,loitiNfloTen people were on , ittlyl i i but by two o'clock there we upwards of 1,909.:, 1 ~, , F:yi r etno quite at a Ir,is what to da,,Vigeler, there sesnje4A.o. gau Under standiv amongst them, 44. - lop, glip_g , ..., . %s r the mill l i, of Messr,sa, llorsfall, as they, .1‘..'0 ./) ,,x910#, 'irc eA , 9N uin g in several ; pimps, till about t#Rtf Rialttea *lilt, 3 o,tilajr,:f.hy then movo4 an, it,!,)Ody to MOS£4II; - 1,t), - ,w,stg, ...,iiier y 4 , i i,...iri!,,,ii by 4. o".clock, began throwing stonwmf„ .. pAntyined to do . .. i tl?ontlialf an hour. When they had compWly*ii*ill„p, three!), ~ s * . itianws, and every thing, connected with *in,: The doors Were areviyhliy strong three inch deals, so that it was impossible to t'ore o,°n'„ trance. At half-past 4 o'clock, , Colonel Tempest, .accompanteK h by a number of. .constables, St00(1 on the grounti . adjoining . the mill and read gi,e,Hiot Act. The mob sh . owed no desire to dis perse, but continued throwing stones at the windows.s .All other efforts adopted proving übavailing, the persons who were in care of the mi4 r Ap4ounting to about 100, fired about 10 shots upon the i nyi,lhi which wounded several, and made the others leave that psrt of , the ground, several persons were , now engaged in conveying the wounded to the Dispensary. The Civill ower being now found inaulficient to. restore order, two troops of the Yorkshire Hussar's were ordered out, and proceeded, with Lord Grantham and Colonel York, at their head, to the scene . of action, when part of the mob dispersed, while others remained on a piece of ground eastward of the mill, and taking advantage of their si tuation, threw some stones et the officers,. when a few of the Hus.sars leaped the walls, and drove them uff in all directions. The following is a list of such of the wounded as were detained at Bradford. William Walker, James Barister, Charles Wilson, William Briggs, Alin Barker, Edward Feandes, and John Taylor, a boy only 7 years of age, and who was attracted to the spot on his return from school. In addition to the above-mentioned, three others were wounded, but we could not learn their names. Tluirsdaymorning, One o'clock. The news of the unfortunate occurrence at Ilradtbrd to-day has excited much agitation hi Leeds. Thousands of people collected this evening, and kept up an inceasant noise for some hours, but they were finally dispersed by the Pollee. ' ' MANCHESTER, MAY 3. An attempt was last night made to destroy the Power-Looms. in the factory belonging to Messrs. Johnson and Brooks, at New Islington, Ancoats ; but owing to the precautions taken to defend . , the property, the attack was unsuccessful. The windows were partially broken, and it was not until fire-arms were made use of, that the mob dispersed.—A man, named Thomas Harrison, a spinner, was very sew- ely wounded in various parts of the body and face, and he now lies in a dangerous state in the Infirmary, but hopes are entertained. of his recovery. The number of rioters was compa ratively few, the town throughout the day lots been entirely free from disturbance,• and• the streets at this hour (eleven o'clock) have a death-like stillness. A new subscription has been opened for the further relief of the necessitous, and a plan is adopted for affording it, which, there is little doubt, will have a tendency to Check the tumults. Instead of recommendations being given, us heretofore, • on application to the subscribers, the poor are visited by the Committee, which is composed - of persons of the • highest respectability, • and those individuals who are absent from their homes, without a sufficient cause, are ex cluded from the benefits arising from the funds. Bills, announc ing this measure, have been posted throughout the town, which seem to have had the desired effect—that 'of keeping the unem ployed from assembling in groups, and inciting each other to acts of violence. MAN' 4, liAir-rAST EIGHT.-(YESTERDAY.), I am happy to say the town is in a very tranquil state, with every appearance of continuing so. The subscriptions set on foot in London ha* called forth the most heartfelt expressions of gra titude. BURY, MAY 3,182 G. The deluded populace have again assembled in thousands ; and it is much feared that some outrages will be committed this evening. THE FUNDS. City, 12 o'clock th;s day. The first bargain, done in Consols this morning was 1,000 at 77i for the Account, since which they have been at 77i, and are now at 77i, with little doing. As most of the groat operators are waiting the result of this night's debate in the House'of Com mons, consequently few speculations are expected to take place. —Accounts are in town from l‘lanchester of yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, all was tranquil; and the dethand for gOOdswiii increasing. Mexican Pipers have been received at the North and South American Coffee-louse, to the 4th of March. The Colombian brig of war, General Munrique; arrived at Vera Cruz on the 2,1 of March, after 12 days passage, having on board a Commissioner from the Colombian Government to that of Mexico.--Frow thigena of the 18th Feb. they state that the expedition for the Island of Cuba was:in great forwardnessin East India 11o,ise, 'of' some consetpience, failed yesterday in the city. In the Foreign Market little doing.—Old Spanish, 71 to 6 ; Peruvian, 28 to 29 ; New Scrip, nothing doing ; Mexican, 641; Brazil, 54 to 56 ; Greek, 15 to 16 ; Colombian New, 41 ii• One o'clock. Consols, during the Morning, bare,been fluctuating from 771 to 77k, I.vitii little business doing. • _ Two o' ClocA • Consols for Account, 77i, j-; Reduced, ; New--Fours, 033, ►J4 ; Scrip, to dis. ; Colombian, 41 to ; Mexico', 61i, 62i. It appears by accounts from. Vienna, that the Emperor of Austria has dispatOted Count Wimpfen to Constantinople to soli cit of the Porte to comply with the Russian Ultimatum. Letters from Lisbon of the' 15th April state, that a report pre vailed there that the command of the Portuguese troops would be confided to an English General, the same as in the year 1814 to 18,20. SHIP NEWS. DIAL, MAT 4.—Wind N.W., fresh breeze.-.-Arrived and re main the Speke, transport, from Portsmouth. Passed through from the River, the Apollo, Blyth, for Berbice; Golden Spring, Spencer; and Indian, Eadics, for Jamaica; Boy, Green, for Havanna; Tropic, Brandford, for Barbadoes; Emulous, Wel hank, for the Cape of Good Hope; Earl of Liverpool, Ward, for Van Dleman's Land; the Hon. Company's ship London, for China; and the William Gat, Scott, from Antwerp, for St. Domingo. PoutninuTit, MAY 4:—Wind N.N. E.--Arrived his Majesty's ship Procris,-froin Chathain. Passed by his Majesty's ship Or:. well, Farrel . , for Chin*. FALUOUTII, MAY 3.—Wind N.--Off the port the Lady Hol land, Snell, for Matirasand Bengal. Livzsrnot., MAY 3;—Wind S.E.—Arrived the Eliza Baker, R a wson, from Savannah. — The Henry,and Thomas Parsons, sailed from 13alize, 26th March, for this port. Scim.T, MAY 2.—Several pieces of bales of cotton have heen picked up by our boats within these few days past.—part of the ends appear to be burnt. • Towards the close of the late war, a grey-headed Ensign in a marching► regiment was accosted by an Irish beggar woman as follows:--u Plase your honour, General, give the poor crater a tinpnny." Upon which the nettled standard bearer told her to , go to the Devil, adding, " lum no General." " Arrah ! then, God bless your honour," said the mendicant, " Sure you're ould enough to be one." TIPi LEFT STOCKING.--AlthOUgh it may be thought by .some. very shigular how we obtained our knowledge, yet we assert it as a fact, that ladies always pull off their left stocking last.--ilmerican . Paper • The Swedish Government has ordered the purchase of large tracts of land for making plantations of oak, and have offered a reward for ity s uccessful cultivation on private estates. Mr. Gunter has sent in tfletterto the Committee for the management of thellBy 2411; on the 12th inst., offering to supply 41 ) ,;„ wigih ssi rt 4 fTesinnents at his own oxpence. 9i415"04i o 4.)tt,C SPECIMENS OF CUTLERY iLTE I 7- 71 .4.• • rarsEFTED TO fIiitIOYAtVGHIVESS THE DUKE OF YORK ) , YESWERDAY, • , . SHitsvma.n.—lo 4Nust, pes, td.lloyirflighness the Duke of York having aceeptettlin invitation from the Duke of Rutland to engage in a ,shooting eFcorsion on his Grace's estates in this neighbourhood (Derbymhire4, ,the SHEFFIELD Couroaavort or Curutits embraced the opportunity of waiting upon his Royal Highness, to request that he would honour them with his august Presence at their Annual Feait, which is held on the first Thurs day in September._ Mr. Spurr then informed his Royal Highness that, with his leave, it was the intention of the Corporation, shortly, tnpresent .to him a few specimens of the various mantt factures of this place, which his Roy a l lii i ihness said he would ac cept with the highest pleasure: and satisfaction. John Shire, ,Esq. with great kindneas met -the Deputation atilaslow, inid in troduced them, through his Grace the Puke df Rutland, to his Royal Highness. The Specimens of Cutlery above mentioned have since been manufactured, and the following remarks on the subject appeared in the Sheffield Iris of April 25, 1826 : " We ivere, yesterday morning, favoured with a sight of the splendid CASZ of CuTLEay, just manufactured in this town, end intended as a present to His Royal. Highness the Duke of York, and which we are sorry is only to remain open at the Cutlers' .Hall during this day. The whole collection consists of 75 articles, exhibiting the richest specimens of Table,' Pocket and Pen Knives, Scissors, Razors, &c., which the animus of Shad(' have probably ever produced, and afforded, on the whole, a striking illustration of the present state of these ma nufactures, for which Sheffield has been so long and so deservedly famous. The articles are only marked " Sheffield," but the makers, we are informed, are—of the Table 'Knives, Messrs. SAN sou and Sons; of the Scissors, Messrs. THOMAS CHAMPION and Son ; and of the Pocket and Pen Knives, Mr. ChAWsuAw, and •Messrs. THOMPSON and BARBXR. The whole are admirably die posed in a fine box of heart of oak; with the Caitlers' . /t rins land *Only engraved thereon.—We think this present, so honourable to the spirit and ingenuity of our town, every way worthy the ac ceptance and approbation of Royalty. , The above-mentioned Box of Cutlery was yesterday presented to his Royal Highness the Duke of York,. by Henry Moorhouse, Esq. Master, and Mr. Swaim, Senior Warden of the Cutlers Company of Sheffield, attended by John Parker, Esq. These Gentlemen were introduml to the Royal presence by Lori Milton and Stuart Wortley, Esq., Members for the County of York. His Royal Highness received the Deputation with that condescension and politeness which so uniformly mark his character. Mr. Moorhouse then addressed his Royal Highness to the fol lowing effect :—I have the honour of , approaching your Royal Highness on behalf of the Corporation of Cutlers in Sheffield, and your Royal Highness will he pleased to allow me to re mind you of the Deputation that waited upon you in the monihof August last at Barlow-, to request your Highness would honour them with your royal presence ut their anniversary. But in consequence of your having made arrangements for your de parture to Brighton, that request could not be complied with. The Deputation intimated at the same time, that it was their in tention to present your Royal Highness with specimens of the Sheffield manufactures. I have now the distinguished honour of presenting those specimens which are here contained in this plain but substantial box of true English heart of oak—humbly solicit ing your Royal Highness's acceptance of the same, as a testimony of the loyalty and affection entertained by the Cutler's Companyof Shef field for your august person, and the illustrious I louse of Brunswick ; and that your Royal Family may long wear the crown and sway the sceptre of these realms in peace, prosperity, and happiness, is the sincere wish . and prayer of. the Loyal Corporation of Cutlers in Slitfficld. To which Ois Royal Ilighness returned the following gracious Master Cutler, and Gezdemen,—Accept my most grateful thanks fur the very handsome specimens of cutlery which you have An kindly presented to me, and for the loyalty which' you have manifested towards me and my family ; and I do assure you that I regret exceedingly that I had not an opportunity of avail ing myself of your hospitable invitation by visiting Sheffield when I was in the country lust summer. These specimens of your ma nufactures I receive with great pleasure from the loyal Corpora, tion of Cutlers in Sheffield, to whom you will. snake my best tic. knowled;ments. While - the specimens were exhibiting before his Royal High ness, who testified great delight at them, Lord Milton took 'an opportunity of remarking, that these unique specimens were produced, in order to prove that Sheffield stands unrivalled in its Cutler• ware. In the course of the U1.4)4416014 Mr. Sans= took occasion to express a hope, that Li* MSPity 141414 .be .graciously .plesea to gratify the Manufacturers of the Loyal tewn . of Sheffield by taking a view of t'aese articles which his Royal Highness had done thein the honour to accept,---when his Royal Highness was pleased to signify that he should take the earliest opportunity of laying them before his Makjesty for that purpose. The Deputation then re tirsd, highly gratified with the kindness and attention which they had experienced from hiii,ilnyal,flighness. • - • EAST INDIA DIRECTION, [Having:received the following Lotter, from a most, respectable quarter, we do not liesitaed tri give it a plate in cur columns ; but in conformity with the principles of impartiality which we adept as Ptiblic Journalists— we are ready to insert an: answer to it, if sent to us.] TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR—While the struggle was lately making by various Candidates for a seat at the Board of Direc tors of the East India Company, to havc remarked on the publications then sent forth, might have excited suspicion that the service of a particular individual only was aimed at. But considerations of a higher nature require that the public 'should be set right on some important points,l involving the welfare of our splendid Empire in the fast ; and with this view, I take the liberty of addressing to you the following observations Two houses of agency have . of late years taken upon them to influence the Electors; to manoeuvre the Elec. tions ; and to nominate the successful Candidates. Those houses have extensive connections, and great power over the proprietors ; and they have redwed the pro cess of Election to a system, as skillfully adjusted for practical effect, as that which governs the choice of Members of Parliament in any clok Borough.-,- The one house takes a noviciate by the hand ; the other house takes a noviciate, by the hand; and on they go, training up their protegees, as race horses are trained for Newmarket. They usually have two or three colts on the turf at a time,, to follow in succession according to their ages. First, they are walked , round to the ladies and gentlemen, to sheer their . paces,. display their pedigree, and rehearse their exploits. Then the proprietors are privately canvassed to back them, and this is done most systematicAy. . A Secretary is kept, to whom all information is confided, and he can tell by a reference to his books, not only how every one voted at any particular election, but who influenced the voter to vote in that particular way on the parti cular contest. Thus the vulnerable side of every elector, being known, is assailed, and the event of any struggle can be calculated almost to a certainty. Thus, too, these houses are filling the Direction with their friends, and the Sovereign Council of the most popu lous and extensive half of the Britieh dominions, is becoming a mere branch counting - house, for executing the orders of trading firms. These firms are not only carrying their mercantile views into effect, but they ‘ dispose, of, a great part of the valuable patronage, the civil app o i n t ments , t h e commissions in th e A rm y, & c . while the -Ki ng o f E ng l an d cannot name one Ensign, though . the army is larger than his army, an d, the ter ritories the ,Most extensive and populom over which he reigns. ... The progress of this us c nrpation has At, lath attracted the attention of several intelligent- Members of the Court oT Directors; and Of the Court of Proprietors, who foresee the fata t th o degrading consequences, of the full estabhuhi gt ,,,a such un ascendancy ; 'O4 they have resalited tOftsteent he entire domination -4,44, frustrate it wholly not being in their power. At the lait election, Mr. Carnac and'Mr. Tucker were the ,eleves of the two houses which opposed them to Mr. Stuart. AU three are it men for the office, if free to act ; but no candidate is or ever was more fit than Mr. Stuart, though his qualifications did not recom mend him to the trading patrons. But for that very reason the newly generated party, jealous of the ho nour and authority of the Company, exerted itself, and brought in Mr. Stuart triumphantly high upon the Pending the contest, some silly person attacked in the newspapers this independent party, clumsily at tempting' to conceal himself by endeavouring to make it appear that these attacks came from the trading patrons ; but the author was obviously the propagator of the scandalous stories in tbe John Bull respecting Mr. Tucker's juvenile Indian amours. That writer, on this recent occasion, accused some of the Directors of corruption, of bestowing patronage on Proprietors to induce them to vote for Mr. Stuart ; and, singular enough, Mr. Mackinnon, in his last circular, thanking those who voted against him, as well as those who voted for him, boasts of the 697 "independent votes" given to him, thus exciting the suspicion that all who did not vote for him did not vote independently, but corruptly. Does he mean to say that the 1,700 who voted for Mr. Pattison, or even the 1,300 who voted for Mr. Stuart, were not independent voters ? No doubt the friends of Mr. Mackinnon used the same influence with the electors, as those of the other Can , dilates probably did. The seat of Mr. Tucker's strength might be in Devonshire-square ; that of Mr. Came in Fitzroy-square ; and that of Mr. Mackin non might be confined to the . StOck Exchange: But to leave Mr. Mackinnon, and to return to the viiter in the John Bull, and recently in the other papers. - - - • What writer complained that some of the Directors acted corruptly, and violated the privileges of the Court of Proprietors by canvassing for. Mr. Stuart.— Now, if there be a corrupt course on such an occa sion, it is that of neutrality by the Directors. These Gentlemen always in a body recommend for re-election their former colleagues, who go out and come in again once in four years. This is a selfish, at least, if not a corrupt course. It is an avowed combination of the whole Directory to support each other, when once chosen, .however infirm, indolent, or inattentive any of the Directors may be. One .of the first duties of the Directors is to employ, to watch, and to encourage able servants: but is it not much more their duty to pro mote the election of able masters ? Is it, not a selfish pusillanimous dereliction of their duty to stand by silent and neuter, while the Proprietors, in ignorance, are choosing men whom the Directors know to be unfit, merely that they (the Directors) . , may not render themselves obnoxious to the friends; of a particular. Candidate, and thereby endanger their own re-election, at the end of four years, on such an occasion of con test as that which has recently taken place ? It will be fortunate for the interests of the Company, if the Directors do as they are bound to do, bestir themselves, bye pointing out the proper from the im proper Candidates. Possessing, as the Directors must, a superior knowledge of every man !offering, their opinion may be much more relied upon than that of a few friends, meeting at a tavern to send out a puffing advertisement in favour of an eleve of two trading houses. Complaint has also been 'made by the same recent writer in the newspapers, that some Members of Go vernment canvassed for Mr. Stuart. And why not ? It appears to me to be as much the duty : of the Boaill of Ct•attoul AS of Ai Court of Directors,' to point out who are and who are not proper candidates. The custo7a of sending out letters from that Board wss first disiontinued by Mr. Canning, when he was At the head of it ; but this he did more in a spirit of than . of prudence. What reason did h e give ? That those lettefs.cArried with them no power:. that on this occasion .400 . ,80ard was not a' B oa rd of Controul. Thus the iiiipotence Of Government in 'the elections was confessed, though the recent writer in the ncwhpapers insists upon it that Government, or some of its servants, have exerted a corrupt influence in Mr. Stuart's favour. I shall feel obliged by your making this communi• cation public ; and remain, &c. • A. B. The Rev. George Preston, A., has been ap pointed second Master of Westminster Sehool. Yes terday the following Gentle Men were elected from Westminster College :—Messrs. Goodenough, Page, Biseoe, Hall, and Partington, to Christ Church, Ox ford ; and 'Messrs. Dunlop, Carron, and Heath, to Trinity, College,• Cambridge. Michael Nolan, Esq., has offered himself as a Can didate to represent the ancient Borough of Bridgwater, at the approaching. General Election. A Deputation from the- Committee for the Ma nagement of the Monies': Fund for the Relief of the Distressed Manufacturers left „town on Wednesxlay, with a portion of the money already subscribed for the disturbed districts in various parts of Lancashire. The accounts by the French Mail of 'yesterday an nounce the arrival of the Nancy, merchant vessel, at Bourdeaux, from Calcutta. She sailed on the 15th January, but as she was immediately placed under quarantine, no papers or letters were yesterday -re ceived. The Journal du Commerce of Antwerp, received yesterday, ives an extract of a letter from Port-au- Prince of t he , 15th March, which-announces that The Treaty of Commerce concluded in France by the De puties of Hayti, with Conimissioners appointed for the purpose, has been rejected by. the Haytian Govern ment.. 3ome symptoms of a revival in trade have mani fested themselves in Huddersfield. In the woollen manufactory of Messrs. Pedley and Co., situated at the Paddock, the work people are employed.from day- light in the morning till ten o'clock at night, and se veral. other factories are pretty fully employed, , but the general business of the town is still very flat, and the sales in the Cloth-hall are by no means so brisk as is usual at this season of the year.- York Herald. The King has already bestowed the following sums on the distressed workmen of different places, viz.— Spitalfields, 42,000/..; Manchester,.l,o6o/! ; Maccles field, 1,000/. ; Blackburn, 1,000/. ; Rochdale, 5001.• Lower Damen 1001.; Thornton, 1001. To whirl: a further sum of 500/. was on Sunday ordered by his Majesty . to be given to Ole distressed poor of Bolton, making in all the sum of 6,200/.. We understand that the demand for the tickets of admission at the ensuing Ball for the relief of the dis tressed weavers of Spitalfields is so great, that the Lady PatriVnesses will be under the necessity, after the present week, of increasing the prices of the tickets. A corre spondentsuggests, that all thetheatres might give the proceeds ofone night's representation, in aid of the subscription for the relief of the distressed menu pcturers. COURT CIRCULAR. Yesterday, afternoon, at two o'clock, a Cabinet council was held at the Foreign Office, in Downing street; summonses for the assembling of which were issued at a late hour on Wednesday night. The Council was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the Earls of Liverpool, Harrowby, Westmorland, a' Bathurst, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. SeeretaiT Canning, the Chancellor of the Esehequer, Huskisson, Vis count Melville, Mr. Wynn, Lord Bexley, &c. The Cabidet Council remained in close deliberation till half-past four o'clock. Yesterday morning thefi r urds of his Majesty's Wit Honourable Privy Council assembled nt the Privy Council Office, to hear and determine Plantation Ape djutaat-Getieral, the Quarter-Master-Gene rid,ialsTipe 4 . f and Sir -Herbert Taylor, the Military Secretary to the Duke'of York, were, eloselyriigaged yesterday withfiis Royal Highness, his liou,se in South And- ley -street, making 'arrange fits fur tite disposal of troops, &C. 'Yesterday the Right lion. it Charles Long had an audience of the King. Wednesday the. Duke of. York and a numerous party dined with Emily,' the Marchioness of London derry. The Cabinet Ministers- dined with Mr. Wynn on Wednesday at h Yesterday ,- th e is house; puke in o fB ue Whitehall. e i e h loft town for Frankfort, :Wr. Mentes, the King's Messenger, arrived at the Foreign Office on 'Wednesday evening, from Frank fort. Mr. Mentes is still. sutfering from the effects of being thriArii over in his carriage ; his shoulder and face are much better. Late on 'Wednesday night, Mr,. Moore, the King's, Messenger, arrived at the Foreign (Wee, with des patches from: Lord Strangford, at St. Petersburg*, 10 Mr.. Secretary Canning. Last night Mr. Hunter, jun., was sent off with . despatches to the British Ambassador at Vienna. M. Dykes, the King's Messenger,. was bwer. of despatches to Mr. 'Stratford Canning,.the British Am, bassor at Constantinople, on Friday night last.. TURF INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. .‘ I have heard of riding wagers *where he rbea have been tnuablet than the sancta that run i' the clack's behall."—SitaKarrawm. TA'I7I3II.SA lA.'S,' MAY 4. , Tie betting was tod a y chiefly on the principal favourites for the Derby, many of whom were backed to a considerable amount. The first three-.. The General, Panic, and The Mott. lem—were speculated on hugely, and it would,be hard to say which of the lot was first. We are imlined, how e ver, to fey,: The General the call.' The A all losleits been rising since Mon. day, and to.alay 13 to I was taken, at which odds he left off, Truth (Mr, Q...Powlett'a•c. by Cotton) bids fair to ,beconie a fa vourite : he Is down at .:fisinn, and .IS paid to be a horse of good promise. There was not innelt.said en the °Ski and St; Leger. The betting on the latter Stoked will he Materially of: fumed by the York , Spring Meeting, which conttnenees on Monday week, and-will be very importar.t. . . . ' DEOBY. 5 to I agat The General .- 16 to I agstShaltspearti Molly' A tri I agat The Moslem (taken). •.. 5 to 1 asst Panic . 2 . 2 to I apt Prentice ~. , .•. ~ 10 to 1 agat Denise (taken) 25 to 1 agat Dorinti 1 13 to I ags , Monarch .:16 1c I vat Truth • ' i IA to 1 apt Carthago . _. , 40 to I apt Apdlas (take:;) 16 to I ag at Advance "" '' • oaks. 6to 4 agst Problem 14 ro.l agst Elizabeth ' 7to l agst ParaOuie 18 to 1 »got 110-pety • , Uto 1 agst Nlignionette (tkn) 18 tO 1 agat Butterfly II to 1 agst Tears I 211 to 1 apt ore) 12 to 1 agst Itachael 20 to 1 Agit 4ittauelia(taket). 12 to 1 agst Panid and Problem— token., 1 11 1 11.1.VA.11410,y 20 to twat Barataria 22 to 1 ugst . Pirat4, 25 to I agst The lizneral • 7 to 1 asst 'Bet:Batlike 10 to 1 agst; tlxusader lb to 1 agst Belzoni 16 to 1 ags., The Dragon CHESTER RACES, 1026, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3. The Dee Stakes of li r ts u O n v ( s i . unit a( it u . ,,, f tu t, lic lo e. r three- li-olds til Mr. (Jinni's ch. c. Leviathan . Sir T. Stanley's ch. c. by Tiresias Lord Derby's ch. c. Prussian Houldsworth's br. t. Fanny Davies Sir W. Wynne's b. c. by Palm Mr. Mytton's gr. c. Balloon Mr. Clifton's h. c. Toni . Lord Grosvenor's hr. 1. Basilisk Three paid. The Stand' Cup, value lOtigs. added to a Sweepstakes al' 10 revs. each, all 'ages ; twice round and a distanett , . , ; " • Mr. Clifton's b. h. 13rutandorf ' ' • 1 • • Mr. Mytton's b. h. Longwaist - 2 '. • Sir' T. Stanley's b. c. Doctor Faustus 3.. Mr. Price names b. c. Flexible 4 . Mr. Geary's hr. t. :lnichne , - Lord Derby's b. m. I.lrgande 6 Seven drawn. , The City Plate of 1144. given by the . CarPOraqi,)o,. all ages;. heats thrice round. • Mr. liytton's b. it. Whittington - Major (lore's b. h. Hesperus Mr. Thompson's b. en. Dorcas liarow's b. m. Alecto Mr. Payne's be. h. Charnwooil • Four drawn. • COCK' Nu.,—Sta e of the Qoeking at Chestri, , a*" 'the en 4 Wednesday's fighting, on 't}4e Grcat Slain between Dr. Bel. lyre and all Ireland : DR, 111.:1,LYSX. 31. B. fi1gt.411 , 11.1. Monday - 4 1 Monday - 9 - Tuesday - - • • 0 Tuesday Wednesday 5 I Wednesday - 3 I ,s 3 4 2 4 4 2 1 2 1 4 1 . _ John Warde, Esq. of Squerries, in Kent, retires ft.ont the sporting world, in consequence of ill health. llc hai sold his celeirted pack ao toratoooth. to Mr. liorlock, of Olouetster. . shire,lo2,ooo guineas, who has taken the (;raven country, and wilthunCit regularly four days in the week. Such is the *pod expected, that nearly all the lodgings and stables in lion. gerford are engaged for the next season. At the Hatubledon Hunt Races, last week, Air. Aylward's Pony dropped down dead after the tir.t heat; and two hibre • and si gentle Man were thrown from a gig by the horse having : taken fright at the beating of a drum by a recruiting partyk„ A3IITH FIL'I4I/ MARKET, ( Tit i t : Dmo, . • This day's Marker having liven well suppliekthe trade, net- Withstanding dui Still favourable state of the weather for slsugh tering,..Vas thteaghOUt very thin, and the %prices. of every tle)ng to but ne which was stationary,,were horn, 44. : .10 titL producing from 3s. 2d. to 3s. Od.; , coarse and inf er i or Si teep , p i rs Lower 'urk ' than on Monday.-Coarse and 3s. 4d. to 3s. Bd. ; second quality Beasts, 4s. 2d. to 4s. 6d, ; coed quality Sirup, out of wool, 4i. 4t1,.t0 4s. Gd., in wool, 4s. Gd. to 4s. lid.; prime long-woolled Sheep, out of wool, 4s. Od. to 4s. 10d. ; in wool, 4s. Bd. to As. Od. - ,• prithe large Oxen, 4s. Bd. to 4s. 10d. ; prime Scots, N or f o lk hotne-bras, &.c. with extraordinary prime South Down . wethers, 4s. 10d. to 6s. 2d. ; large Lambs, Ss. Od. to A*. &I.; 11:: small Lambs, 411. 10c1. to 6s. 6d. ; large co a r s e to 4s. Bd. ; Calves of from 12 to 18 atone each, if Watt 411 the fleab, and, otherwise complete, 6s. Od. to As. sd; Hogs, 41. to 4s. 4d. ; and neat dairy-fed Porkers, not cur • ingl stone each, bs. Ryas. 4d. per stone of lit. to sink the • Offals. Suckling Calves, from 14s. to 325. ; quarto 0 14 store Pigs, 12s. to 18s, each. Mich. Cows were Pinch in quired atter, but all tbe best, and none of these to say get 4 ones, ,were sold ou t o f t h e d roves ( at I s li ngton,, yesterday. Or coming up the North Roods) with their small self, at fro& 44 to 271. each. Supply, as per Clerk's statement :- Iteasts 631 r Calves ..... ,p. Sheep and Lambs 8,3801 Pigs .... 11 4 7 NEW OA TE AND, LinADATUTALI4 4; (At per stoop, by *lit; eirtlo4.) . , Beef, from 3s. 4d. to '4i. dd.; Ittottoot, as. Ga. IN ss, to Os. 4d.; Veal nodli'ork, is. to Als. 4d. , RohivoßD .]I A A: ihiA, & , A , Beef and Mutton ? front 411.1411 44044 111 1080 10 45 ' 24 ' 11 * . *,.. 4- g• ; Lamb, Os, to be $b1.,cy441,404,44.,r4 ,00 . N. ; li )414* 4b. to 6s. pet stone. fitsciqpir Pilteo64_ lol4 k * Lk , t° , 11. 44141 quarter 91(1 atom pigs, from iVe. 14) 4ems 4 , 1 w. F-7.P illok , d, and trade dull. 7